Fleuve· 4 segments

Wesel-Datteln-Kanal

Crosses 3 administrative regions : Gelsenkirchen, Recklinghausen, Wesel

fleuve

Total length

66km

Max discharge

2 304,3m³/s

Max Strahler

Segments matched

River geography3 admin regions · 0 communes

Parent watershed

hybas-2080387720648 km²

3 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)

Recklinghausen
Nordrhein-Westfalen · Germany
9.1 km
in this dpt
Wesel
Nordrhein-Westfalen · Germany
4.0 km
in this dpt
Gelsenkirchen
Nordrhein-Westfalen · Germany
1.8 km
in this dpt

27 intersecting protected areas

Unterer Niederrhein
IUCN Not Reported
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Unterer Niederrhein'
IUCN Not Reported
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Lippeaue
IUCN Not Reported
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Rhein-Fischschutzzonen zwischen Emmerich und Bad Honnef
IUCN Not Reported
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
NSG Lippeaue
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
LSG Südliches Lippetal und Hullern
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG Lippramsdorf / Kusenhorst / Hervest
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Rennbach
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Rapphofs Muehlenbach, Erdbach, Barloer Busch
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area

18 more protected areassorted by area

LSG-Ork, Spellen, Unteremmelsum, Mehr, Loehnen, Mehrum, Goetterswickerhamm, Haus Ahr und
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
NSG Lippeaue
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
NSG Rheinvorland zwischen Mehrum und Emmelsum
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
NSG Rheinaue zwischen Büderich und Perrich
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
NSG Rheinvorland oestlich von Wallach
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
LSG-Gebiet nordwestlich und suedoestlich der Marler Strasse bei Sickingmuehle
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Koesfeld / Scholver Feld
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Gebiet oestlich und westlich der Huelsbergstrasse in Marl
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Haus Luettinghof / Teltrop
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Alt-Buederich, Zur Bauerschaft und ehemalige Bahnstrasse
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
NSG Hasseler Muehlenbach, Rappenhofsmuehlenbach, Picksmuehlenbach
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
LSG-Gebiet der ehemaligen Brinkfortsheide(Haldenflaeche)
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Gebiet an der A43 noerdlich Brinkfortsheide
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Sickingmuehlenbach
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Rheinvorland oestlich Buederich
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
NSG Auf der Kaempe
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
NSG Freiheiter Bruch
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
LSG-Elverische Hoefe
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area

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Species present

935 distinct species · 3 353 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Ecological tissue

Sample of 39 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.

ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie

RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation

StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie

RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation

StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

Indicateurs du tissu écologique

Tissu écologique de Wesel-Datteln-Kanal : 25 espèces reliées par 126 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 15.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 16 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées

Interactions affichées

126

Connectance

0.154

Patrimoniales

Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)